Brightlingsea Regent F.C.

Brightlingsea Regent

Full name

Brightlingsea Regent Football Club

Nickname(s)

The R's

Founded

2005

Ground

North Road, Brightlingsea

Capacity

1,000

Chairman

Terry Doherty

Manager

James Webster

League

Isthmian League Division One North

2015–16

Isthmian League Division One North, 8th

Home colours

Essex and Suffolk Border Football League 2010–11 Champions

Brightlingsea Regent Football Club is an English football club based in Brightlingsea, Essex. Formed by a merger of Brightlingsea United and Regent Park Rangers in 2005, they are currently members of the Isthmian League Division One North and play at North Road.

History

Brightlingsea United were founded in 1928 by a merger of Brightlingsea Athletic (originally established as Wesley Guild in 1908, before being reformed in 1921) and Brightlingsea Town (established as Brightlingsea Juniors in 1919).^[1] The new club played in Division One the Essex & Suffolk Border League, and in 1929 moved to the North Road ground. They were runners-up in Division One (Junior) in 1929–30,^[2] and in 1931 they were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1946–47 they won Division One,^[2] and were promoted back to the Premier Division. They were relegated back to Division One in 1954 and returned to the Premier Division as Division One champions in 1961,^[1] also jointly winning the Division One Knock-Out Cup following a 1–1 draw with Silver End.^[2] However, they were relegated back to Division One after a single season and did not return to the Premier Division until finishing as Division One runners-up in 1968 saw the club promoted. In 1971–72 the club won the League Cup, beating Halstead Town 2–1 in the final.^[2]

In 1972 they joined the Essex Senior League. They won the title in 1988–89 and 1989–90, before joining the Division One of the Eastern Counties League in 1990. They finished as runners-up in their first season, and were promoted to the Premier Division.^[3] However, they returned to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1992–93. The club resigned from the league shortly before the start of the 2002–03 season after the manager and most of the players left, complaining about a lack of proper changing facilities.^[1] The first team replaced their reserves in Division Two of the Essex & Suffolk Border League and were relegated to Division Three at the end of the season. When Division Three was disbanded in 2005, the club was moved back to Division Two. That year the club merged with youth club Regent Park Rangers to form Brightlingsea Regent. The newly merged club won Division Two at the first attempt,^[2] and were promoted again the following season after finishing second. In 2010–11 the club won the Premier Division and the A.V. Lee Service Memorial Cup,^[2] and were promoted to Division One of the Eastern Counties League.

The 2012–13 season saw the club finish third in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They also won the First Division Knock-Out Cup, beating Great Yarmouth Town 1–0 in the final. The following season Brightlingsea finished second in the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One North of the Isthmian League.

Honours

Eastern Counties League
- Premier Division Runners-up 2013–14
- Division One Knock-out Cup winners 2012–13
Essex Senior League
- Champions 1988–89, 1989–90
Essex & Suffolk Border League
- Premier Division champions 2010–11
- Division One champions 1946–47, 1960–61
- Division Two champions 2005–06
- League Cup winners 1971–72
- Division One Knock-Out Cup winners 1960–61 (joint)
- A.V. Lee Service Memorial Cup winners 2010–11

Records

Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2014–15, 2016–17^[4]
Best FA Trophy performance: First qualifying round, 2014–15^[4]
Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2013–14^[4]
Record attendance: 1,200 vs Colchester United, Friendly, 1988^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Blakeman, M (2010) The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935-2010, Volume II ISBN 978-1-908037-02-2
1 2 3 4 5 6 2016-2017 Official Handbook Essex & Suffolk Border League
↑ Brightlingsea United at the Football Club History Database
1 2 3 Brightlingsea Regent at the Football Club History Database

External links

Isthmian League

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Coordinates: 51°48′57″N 1°01′35″E / 51.815812°N 1.026347°E / 51.815812; 1.026347

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